{"id":9680,"date":"2025-12-03T18:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/jared-isaacman-makes-second-appeal-for-nasa-administrator-position\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T18:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:20:33","slug":"jared-isaacman-makes-second-appeal-for-nasa-administrator-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/jared-isaacman-makes-second-appeal-for-nasa-administrator-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Isaacman makes second appeal for NASA administrator position"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_71688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71688\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71688\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251202_Isaacman_1st_hearing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251202_Isaacman_1st_hearing.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251202_Isaacman_1st_hearing-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Image: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jared Isaacman is set to appear before lawmakers once again for a hearing to become NASA\u2019s next Senate-confirmed administrator.<\/p>\n<p>The commercial astronaut and entrepreneur will appear alongside Steven Haines, a nominee to be the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis. The hearing in front of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST (1500 UTC) on Wednesday, Dec. 3.<\/p>\n<p>A livestream of the hearing will be available shortly before the proceedings begin.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lqaJY1x74jY?si=FjJujLIMn-yCjq13\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In an excerpt of his written opening remarks, Isaacman emphasized the importance of the moment, stating that with the Artemis 2 launch just around the corner the \u201cchallenging endeavor\u201d is \u201cone that requires full-time leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the time for delay, but for action, because if we fall behind \u2014 if we make a mistake \u2014 we may never catch up, and the consequences could shift the balance of power here on Earth,\u201d Isaacman wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Congress, and specifically this Committee, understand the urgency of the moment \u2013- placing a historic investment in human space exploration that President Trump signed in the one big beautiful bill. It\u2019s now time for NASA and our partners to deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the shared snippets of Isaacman\u2019s remarks don\u2019t explicitly mention China, those prepared by the committee\u2019s chairman, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), do point to the geopolitical rivalry in space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know Mr. Isaacman will be a strong leader who sees that that Artemis 2 launches safely, successfully, and without delay,\u201d Cruz wrote. \u201cHe must then turn to Artemis 3, landing Americans on the Moon before China, which is aiming to send its own taikonauts there by 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71689\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71689\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251202_Isaacman_hearing_1_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251202_Isaacman_hearing_1_2.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251202_Isaacman_hearing_1_2-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, questions Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA, during a hearing, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Image: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Isaacman, who funded and commanded the Polaris Dawn and Inspiration4 free-flying Crew Dragon missions, was picked for the NASA Administrator position by President Donald Trump back in December 2024 and his nomination was progressing smoothly through the Senate in the spring. However, he was yanked from consideration by the President at the same time as a public fallout with SpaceX founder and one of the President\u2019s biggest political donors, Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>In the months since his nomination was formally withdrawn, Isaacman remained publicly supportive of the President and appeared at the White House during a gathering of tech industry leaders. He was re-nominated for the job in early November.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1985846020283265319&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2025%2F12%2F03%2Fjared-isaacman-makes-second-appeal-for-nasa-administrator-position%2F&amp;sessionId=318eee9f33956292e65f065e7aba2308d2d67951&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1985846020283265319\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461603797856957=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you, Mr. President @POTUS, for this opportunity. It will be an honor to serve my country under your leadership. I am also very grateful to @SecDuffy, who skillfully oversees @NASA alongside his many other responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>The support from the space-loving community has\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/CUpyTXfB14<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) November 4, 2025<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The second attempt for Isaacman to get the NASA Administrator position comes nearly eight months after he first appeared for his nomination hearing. This go around, things seem to be moving even more quickly with a vote to advance his nomination to the full Senate already scheduled for Monday, Dec. 8, at 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 UTC).<\/p>\n<p>Like with his first nomination, Isaacman has received broad support from the space community. A letter of support was signed by 36 former astronauts and submitted on Nov. 22 to the chair and ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Marcia Cantwell (D-WA).<\/p>\n<p>This is an expansion of a similar letter signed by 28 astronauts in March. The Nov. 22 letter includes signatories like Charlie Bolden, Peggy Whitson and Nicole Stott.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that Jared Isaacman is clearly qualified to lead NASA at this critical juncture,\u201d the letter reads in part. \u201cAs an entrepreneur, pilot, and commander of two groundbreaking space missions, he brings credibility and capability to make a difference now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost importantly, Jared has a genuine passion for space exploration and a genuine admiration for NASA as an American institution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One difference between the last time Isaacman testified before senators and now was the leaking of a draft plan that Isaacman crafted called \u201cAthena\u201d that laid out his vision for how to approach changes at NASA.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy post to X following the leak in early November, Isaacman published an overview of the full, 100-page plan, which he said focused on five main priorities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reorganize and empower<\/li>\n<li>American leadership in the high ground of space<\/li>\n<li>Solving the orbital economy<\/li>\n<li>NASA as a force multiplier for science<\/li>\n<li>Investing in the future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis plan never favored any one vendor, never recommended closing centers, or directed the cancellation of programs before objectives were achieved,\u201d Isaacman wrote in closing. \u201cThe plan valued human exploration as much as scientific discovery. 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